Type-writing machine.



G. A. SEIB. "TYPE WRITING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. I8. I9I6.

Patented NOV. 28, 1916,

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GEORGE A. SEIB, OF ILION, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO REMINGTON TYPEWBIITER COMPANY, OF ILION, NEW YORK, A. CORPORATION OF NEWYORK.

TYPE-WRITING MACHINE.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE A. Sni, citizen of the United States, and resident of Ilion, in the county of Herkimer and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-IVriting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to typewriting machines and more particularly to the paper controlling' mechanisms of such machines.

The invention has for its principal object -to provide an improved device for holding Vis a front view of a typewriter platen and associated devices having my invention embodied therein, the figure being partly in section. Fig. 2 is a top view of the lefthand part of Fig. 1 and with parts in section or broken away. Fig. 3 is a vertical fore and aft section about on the line a2 of Fig. 1 and showing in addition some of the paper feed devices not shown in Fig. 1. Fig. a is a perspective view of the gripper bar for the label or other small piece of paper.

For the purposes of illustration, I have shown my invention embodied in a Remington front strike typewriter. This machine as is well known comprises a stationary framework having therein type bars and printing keys and having also a carriage in which a roller platen and various other devices are mounted, the said type bars striking against the front face of said platen. In the present instance, I have shown a roller platen 1 of such machine mounted in a platen frame of which only one of the end pieces 2 is shown in the drawing, this frame in the Remington machine being adapted for an up and down case shift motion. The platen 1 consists of the hollow Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application led September 18, 1916. Serial No. 120,852.

wooden cylinder 3, a rubber sheath l and end pieces to the right-hand one of which is connected a line space wheel 6. The lefthand end piece 5 comprises tubular bosses 7 in which a platen axley or trunnion S is rigidly secured, as for example by a set screw, not shown. Said axle 8 is journaled in a sleeve 10 screwed into the end piece 2 of the platen frame and secured by a lock nut 11.

My gripper is preferably located near one end of the platen and itl is shown in the present instance at the left-hand end. The platen is here formed with a longitudinal channel 12 which when said channel is nearly at the top of the platen, as shown in the drawings, has it's rear wall about vertical and its bottom wall about horizontal. This two-wall channel, as shown, is of a depth somewhat less than the thickness of the rubber sheath el but this is not essential. At the rear of said channel when the parts are in the positions shown in the drawings the latter is prolonged downward into a slot 13 which extends at least part-way into the'wooden core 3. A gripper bar 14 best shown in Fig. 4 consists of a strip of anglemetal having a horizontal web and a vertical web. lhen this gripper bar is in place in the machine the said horizontal web lies on the horizontal wall of the channel 12, and the vertical flange lies in the slot 13. A plunger 15 has at its upper or outer end an arm` or bracket 1G projecting laterally therefrom and secured to the bar 14, the two parts being firmly fastened together in any suitable way as by riveting, brazing or welding. The plunger 15 passes through a nipple or cylindrical housing 17 which is seated in a suitable hole in the platen and which has at its outer end flanges 18 seated in a suitable cut-out in the rubber sheath 4 and lying against the wooden core 3 of the platen. Screws 20 passing through the ianges 18 are screwed into a plate 21 on the inside of the platen, whereby the nipple and the parts associated therewith aresecured to the platen. The hole in the nipple 17 is enlarged at its inner end and a spring 22 is coiled about the plunger 15 and is compressed between the upper end of said enlargement and a collar 23 which is secured at 24 as by'a pin to the-plunger 15. The spring 22 holds the gripper bar lrnormally Vin gripping engagement with the platen.

Said gripper bar is raised by means of a key lever 25 of the first order, pivoted at 26 in a slotted support 27 fastened in any suitable way to the boss 7 of the end piece 5 of the platen. Said key lever is shown made of sheet metal with its inner end twisted through 90 and lying loosely against the inner or lower end of the plunger 15. The platen itself and the end piece 5 thereof are suitably cut out as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to permit of the lever 25 extending lengthwise of the platen and having its left-hand end outside of the platen where it is bent oli' to form a linger piece 28. By pressing down on said finger piece the plunger 15 and bar li are moved outward to admit of the insertion or removal of a label 30 as shown in Fig. 3. A stop 31 is provided for the lever 25, said stop in this instance consisting of a pin inserted in the boss or hub 7 of the platen end. The nipple 17 and plunger 15 are preferably located behind the gripper-bar 14, and the arm 16 projects forward from said plunger, its end being secured to the outside of the angle-bar. In the present instance said arm is secured to the horizontal flange of said angle-bar, thus leaving the angle between the flanges open for the insertion of the label.

TheRemington typewriter is provided with the usual paper apron 32 and it is also provided with a paper guide and scale plate 33, the last of which does not travel with the platen. l/Vhen it is desired to write a label, pressure on the key 2S opens the gripper and the label can then be inserted under the horizontal flange of the bar 14 and if said label has a straight upper edge it can be alined or squared by pushing it back until said upper edge is arrested by the vertical flange of the said bar 14;, which thus acts as an end gage to insure the proper insertion of the label. On releasing the pressure on the key 28 the label is gripped by the action of the spring 22, after which the platen is turned in line space direction, thus drawing the label in between the platen and the paper apron 32 and drawing it up behind the plate 33. The label is thus held at both its bottom and top edges, and, if desired, the usual paper fingers can also be applied to its edges; but this last will not usually be necessary. The label can be written upon in the usual way and can be removed] from the machine by turning the platen far enough to free the lower edge of the paper from the devices 32 and 33 and then pressing on the key 28. The platen will then be in position to receive another label.

The Remington typewriter is manufactured with platens and carriages of difierent lengths and adapted to take dierent widths of paper. The ordinary size platen and carriage are commercially designated by the letter A, this being the size used for ordinary correspondenceV and similar work. The B carriage is Wider, being adapted for larger pieces of paper, such for example as are used in some bookkeeping and billing operations. By putting my devices on a B platen a space of suiiicient width for correspondence work and for the writing of bills of the ordinary size is left at the right of said devices so that the same platen can be used for writing on small pieces of' paper, such as labels, and also for writing letters and other matter of the ordinary sort.

It will be perceived that I have provided a simple and inexpensive device for handling small pieces of paper in a typewriting machine which is also adapted to utilize other sheets of paper of ordinary sizes. TJarious changes can be made in the details of construction and arrangement without departing from my invention.

Vllhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen, an angle-bar constituting a gripper bar for small pieces of paper, a. spring-actuated plunger extending into the platen and carrying said bar, and a lever lying lengthwise of the platen and having its inner end in operative relation to said plunger and its outer end projecting through the end of the platen in position to act as a linger key. y

2. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen having an end-piece, a spring-actuated gripper near one end of the platen and having a plunger extending Vin-V side said platen, and a key lever of the first order pivoted to said platen-end-piece and having one arm thereof in operative relation to said plunger and the other arm thereof outside the platen in position to be manipulated.

3. In typewriting machine, the combination ot' rollerplaten having a longitudinal channel therein, an angle-bar in said channel, a plunger having an arm or bracket to which said angle-bar is fixed, and a lever for operating said plunger, said lever lying lengthwise of said platen and projecting beyond the end of the platen.

e. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a roller platen, said platen having a longitudinal channel at one end and of sufiicient length to accommodate a small piece of paper, a gripper in said channel, said gripper having a plunger extending into said platen, and a key lever of the first order lying lengthwise of said platen and pivoted within said platen but extending through the platen-end in position to be manipulated. Y,

5. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen having a longitudinal slot therein, an angle-bar having one flange thereof in said slot and the other flange overhanging to grip a piece of paper, and a plunger behind said slot and having an arm extending forward and secured to the upper side of said overhanging flange, whereby the angle between said flanges is left free, one of said flanges acting to grip the paper and the other flange acting as an end stop for the paper.

6. In a typewriting machine, the combination of a roller platen having an end piece, a key lever lying lengthwise of said platen and extending through said end piece and pivoted to said end-piece, and a gripper operated by the inner arm of said lever.

7 In a typewriting machine, the combination of a platen having a longitudinal cutout, an angle-bar in said cut-out, a plunger to which said angle-bar is secured, said plunger extending into said platen, a spring act* ing on said plunger, a platen-end, and a lever of the first order lying lengthwise of said platen and extending through said platen-end and pivoted to said platen-end, said lever acting when operated to raise said plunger against the tension of said spring.

Signed at Ilion, in the county of Herkimer, and State of New York, this 15th day of September, A. D. 1.916.

I GEORGE A. SEIB. Witnesses MARY C. GLEAsoN, CLARENCE M. SLAwsoN.

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